NASA, NOAA and SpaceWeather say a coronal mass ejection will reach Earth this week. It has the potential to knock out communications in some parts of the world.
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Every few centuries the sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.
Space weather can affect satellites in a number of different ways, from frying electronics to increasing drag in the atmosphere.
It’s true that here on Earth, if you want to burn something you need oxygen. But the Sun is different. It is not burning with the same kind of flame you would have on Earth if you burned a candle.
At a time in the sun’s cycle when space weather experts expect less solar activity, our star is going bonkers with solar flares and coronal mass ejections. What effects will Earth feel?
In five or seven billion years time, the Sun’s life will come to an end. And it will be really spectacular - if you’re watching from far enough away.
Geomagnetic storms can interact with particles near Earth, causing issues for satellites and other tech. Researchers send balloons 20 miles into the sky to figure out just what’s going on up there.
When the sun belches out high-energy solar storms into space, fair warning would be appreciated by those who run technologies that can be affected here on Earth. A new technique promises better forecasts.
Astrophysicists found out after the January 2014 solar flare that their predictions of solar weather were not very accurate. Here’s the fix (kind of).
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Researcher in Physics and Astronomy, Dartmouth College
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Associate Professor, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Mathematics, University of Dundee
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Assistant Research scientist in Space Weather, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Research Officer, RMIT University
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Assistant Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, West Virginia University
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Electrical Engineering, Mississippi State University
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Estudiante de Doctorado en Astrofísica, Centro de Astrobiología (INTA-CSIC)
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Professor (Astrophysics), University of Southern Queensland
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